Let me correct my statement it is up 3% since July....and honestly I am voting no because of where they get the money for treatment not because I really think it is OKThe FDA allowed Perdue Phamacy to market Oxycontin as safe and it wasnt and they marketed it as a drug to use for moderate pain as a result many young people got addicted to this with the help of thier doctors then once addicted the doctors did nothing to help get off the opiates and now we have an epidemic that is almost impossible to beat without help...So for that reason it is important to have the revenue from the alcohol to provide treatment.....So please dont misunderstand I really dont want the tax there but more than that I ant the beds for treatment available......

Enough already. I agree with the other comments here, we're paying a lot of taxes and getting a little break on my next bottle of wine would be nice. I've told my local wine shop that I now make an effort to buy wine/beer while in NH on business....much more than I ever did in the past. Works out nice for me, but not for his small business.

In addition, I don't trust our State to properly allocate the funds raised from the alchol tax.

HAHahahaha I hope you or anyone in your family never needs a bed....and if they do rememeber this thread and how rude and careless you were when you are scared and searching for help...

marctraf...those of us close enough to go to NH and buy alcohol and cigarettes will do that but there are people that can't....makes me sick that this tax is the one of the only places money for treatment comes from......I dont trust our state either they cut where they want and improperly fund in useless places....I am not even sure who to vote for stay with what we have or vote in for something new.......

Does it matter how we vote? We asked for State Income Tax to be rolled back to 5% after it increased to 5.25% and that NEVER happened. Will of the people is thrown into the dumpster behind the state house while our reps continue to look to nickel and dime us at every turn. Soon they'll put a toll turnstyle at the front door of the 'Hooker Entrance' on Beacon Hill.

I can't believe the amount of stupidity in our country. Many, many decisions went into creating our current economic status and it started as far back as Richard Nixon (R) decoupling the gold standard from our paper money system, opening the door to inflation. George Jr. bailed out Wall Street while Obama tried to bail out Main street (the regular folks like you and me). If you knew your history and something of economic theory, you'd know that there are no good answers for this economic crisis. Neither a Democrat nor a Republic will be able to take the pain away for a long, long time.Republicans will spend lots of money on Wall street and the military and cut unemployment and every other social program because they answer to the top 1% income bracket in our country. The Tea Party candidates are mentally ill. The candidates are stupid and nutty. I cannot pull down the moral fabric of our country by voting in these nut-jobs. Democrats will spend to try to help the lower and middle classes through this crisis which will get infinitly worse.We're all going to end up hungry no matter who we vote into office. The question is do you want a Party that will at least struggle to make help available during such a stressful time in our country?

Really? That would be a long list. Some things you can live without:MilkButterTomatoesGreen beansPeanut butterGrape jellyBeefPork ChickenLettuceLobsterHaddockSamonTunaShrimpFried clams Potato chipsBeerCoke PepsiFruit juiceApplesOrangesSoupIce creamCookiesCheeseEggsetc.

Interesting. Three to one. Here's an idea. Why don't you "No" voters start a "voluntary" (We want to pay another 60% more) Tax. Then you can feel all warm and fuzzy knowing that you gave a ton of money to fund the teacher's union giving millions of dollars to the Dem. party, and the rest of us can be LEFT ALONE! It's also interesting how those numbers seem to verify that conservatives outnumber liberals TWO to ONE.

It's time conservatives GROW a set and stop tolerating the whineyass progressives sucking us dry.

I live in a town that borders Mass. I see more cars from Mass in the small stores along rt 111 buying beer and wine....You are "double"taxed on alcohol in Mass. What about gas ?? always cheaper up here. Our state reps/ senators are paid under a $1000 for their part-time job. My property taxes are higher but also work up here. Oh yes no state income tax..........

HAHahahaha I hope you or anyone in your family never needs a bed....and if they do rememeber this thread and how rude and careless you were when you are scared and searching for help...marctraf...those of us close enough to go to NH and buy alcohol and cigarettes will do that but there are people that can't....makes me sick that this tax is the one of the only places money for treatment comes from......I dont trust our state either they cut where they want and improperly fund in useless places....I am not even sure who to vote for stay with what we have or vote in for something new.......

Ever heard of alcoholics annonimous? why is it MY responsibility to pay for someone else's irresponsible behaveur? If you can't handle liquor, then just don't drink it!! YES ON 1 YES ON 2 YES ON 3

You don't receive any bargains whatsoever living here....NONE. Let the illegals, drug addicts, gay and lesbians, and those who will not work live here. Soon I'll be one of many seeing Mass through my rear view mirror.

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